SCIENCE!

Who are you? Wed, Aug 19Obj: SWBAT identify others in class by characteristics that are similar and different to theirs

Answer the questions given to you at the beginning of class on page 2 of “journal”

What is your full name? When is your birthday? How many siblings do you have? How many pets do you have? Where is the most exotic place you have been? Where is the most exotic place you want to go? What movie do you really like? What is your favorite song? List 3 things you did this summer? What did you want to do this summer but didn’t get to? What do you want to be when you grow up? What is your favorite subject in school? What is your least favorite subject in school? List 3 words that describe you. Tell me something else about you that wasn’t asked.

2 truths and 1 lie Using the info you just wrote about,

write down 2 truths and 1 lie on the next page (page 3) 5 minutes!

Share Share with your team Who can get them all correct? Go in alphabetical order by 1st name 10 minutes

We will share Each day a new team will share the

truths and lies and the class will try to figure them out

Cup ChallengeTo begin, set your cups up like this

Next, using ONLY the rubberband and string, move the cups

from this structure to a pyramid with three cups on bottom, then two cups then one on top

Evidence: On page 3 of your “journal” answer the

following Was your team successful in working

together to make the pyramid? Why or why not?

Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly

Thursday, Aug 20

Warmup: Thinking back to yesterday, what will be

necessary for this class to run smoothly? Write down 3 statements on page 3 in

journal.

Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly

Discuss: Random picking on you based on sticks! Create list

Syllabus Read through it with elbow partner (older

person begins) Write 3 things that “speak to you” in your

journal page 3 ONLINE,

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Safety Read through safety sheet with elbow

partner (youngest 1st) Write 3 things that relates to the

syllabus in journal

Homework: bring home, get signed REMIND.COM

You - Acrostic S – silent A – approachable R – respectful A – academic H – helpful On the front page of your journal, create

an acrostic poem using your 1st name to describe you

Done? Draw 3+ pictures that represent you

Share at your table Have the youngest person talk first

Objective: SWBAT explain what makes a class run smoothly

Alphabetical Class You have 10 minutes to arrange

yourselves alphabetically How can we quantify this information?

Tally them up page 3 in journal A-E F-K L-Q R-T U-Z

Graph it Page 3 in journal Bar graph

Evidence: Answer page 3 in journal: How does getting to know your

classmates help you do better in class?

Friday, August 21Warmup On page 4 in journal: What is a pretest? Why should you take it?

Pretest on physical science Do your best If you know it all, you shouldn’t be here!

Card tower Which team can build the highest card

tower in 10 minutes without talking?

What does teamwork:page 4 in journal? Look like Sound like

Evidence On page 4 in your journal, describe

using complete sentences how you worked together as a team to complete the challenge

Warmup:Monday, August 24OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems

Answer on page 4 in journal.

What do you think will happen if we put both cans into a tub of water? Why?

Density LabSWBAT determine the density of a material

With your elbow partner, read through the lab.

Answer questions on prelab

Lab safety sheet: Have to get it signed to do lab tomorrow!

Homework:

Evidence List 3 ways to be safe in tomorrow’s lab

on page 4

Warmup:Tuesday, Aug 25 What is the formula for density?

Teams 1 reader 2 recorder 3 runner 4 experimenter

You have 20 minutes to gather all data

Clean up GO back to seats

Do calculations

Answer questions

Wednesday, Aug 26Warm up The density of water is 1g/cm3.

Would the Hershey’s bar sink or float in water? Why?

Graphing Using your graph on the front, what

would the mass of ¾ths of the bar be? 2 rectangles? 4 rectangles?

What does the slope of the graph equal?

Thursday, Aug 27Warmup:SWBAT use the metric system to measure length, mass, and volume.

What is the metric unit of measurement for:

A. Length? B. Mass? C. Volume? D. Temperature?

Answer all 4 questions!

Metric OlympicsObj: SWBAT use the metric system to determine distances, mass, and volume.

1. teams 2. each member estimates 3. Then completes event 4. record data 5. go back to seats 6. find differences 7. bar graph of differences 8. compare differences to teammates 9. write conclusion

Journal QUIZ Friday 1) cover page – name, 3 descriptors, 3

pictures 2) questions 3) 2 truths and a lie 4) cup activity 5) expectations 6) safety sheet 7) lab 8) homework

Graph, average, conclusion

Warmup:Friday, Aug 28 Jane estimated that she threw the cotton

ball 130cm. When she measured it, though, she found

that she had actually thrown it 177cm. What is the difference of her throw? If Bob’s difference for the shot put was 30

cm, was he more or less accurate that Jane?

Metric Olympics 15 minutes to finish

ConclusionWrite a paragraph concluding the Olympics.

How accurate were your predictions?

Did you get better at predicting over time?

Why might predicting things accurately be important?

Journal quiz Done with quiz?

1) turn in journal 2) turn in metric olympics 3) start numbering pages to NEW

JOURNAL (all fronts are odd, all backs are even)

Warmup: page 5 in NEW JOURNAL! Monday, Aug 31

Which of the following definitions of resolution best fit the PLUTO reading?

A. The solution to a problemB. A firm decision to do somethingC. The detail an image containsD. A formal expression of opinion

Gyrocopters Problem: How does changing the mass

affect the time it takes for the copter to fall?

Hypothesis: If I add mass, the copter will _____________

OBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems

Data TableOBJ: SWBAT use the scientific method to solve problems

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average(mean)

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Warmup, Sept 1Page 4 or 5 As I increased the mass of the copter,

the flight time _______ A. Increased B. Decreased C. Stayed the same

Design your own Now you have to find a way to modify

the copter to slow it down and make it accurately hit the target.

In your journal (page 5 or 4) Problem: How can I make the copter the

most accurate? Hypothesis: Procedure: Data: Conclusion:

ONLY CHANGE 1 VARIABLE at a time!

Conclusion, to turn in Clear statement of purpose of lab States clear and testable hypothesis Makes a claim supported by evidence Correctly uses data to support claim Talks about 2 or more sources of error

and how it might have affected data Explains how you could relate lab to real

world and how to extend lab State what was learned from lab related

to learning objective

Grades Pretest – all in correct class!

Safety contract Cover page Fake journal Homework Journal quiz Have NOT graded: density lab or metric

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Wednesday, Sept 2Warmup page 5 During the copter lab, the

height on the lab paper said 100 cm. How many meters is that equal to?

A. 1 mB. 2 mC. 2.5 m

Journals Table of contents Cover page glossary

Set up Glossary Odd page Even page A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Solar system in your pocket

How long to go to …?SWBAT use math to convert distances from planets to time, scientific notation too!

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